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You’ll never see a fwd BMW
You’ll never see an M SUV You’ll never see a turbocharged M You’ll never see an awd M You’ll never see an auto trans (again) in an M For the future: You’ll never see a hybrid/EV M They’ll never skip the Z4 M again M3 will always have manual gearbox |
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03-12-2019, 05:22 PM | #49 |
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My Mexican car laughs at you xenophobes. How many of you are driving South African assembled F3x's without even knowing it?
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No-Bueno is 100% Correct. BMW can slap as many M's as they want on it, I'll have to pass.
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03-12-2019, 05:54 PM | #52 |
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There's a very real chance of Mexico built cars priced way lower than German imports in the near future. If that happens, everyone will be very happy that SLP and Spartanburg exist.
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As long as all of the parts are German made, I see no problem with assembly in Mexico.
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The terrible truth is that the cars assembled in Germany source their parts from all over the world. Besides other German suppliers, there's a bunch of Eastern European countries, China, Japan, and yes, Mexico too.
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No different with any other car manufacturers.
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A terrible truth but not an argument to accept a German car being manufactured somewhere else. You get what you pay for and that includes manufacturers. If it were a logical rationalization then we mind as well accept all parts (even the more important parts) to be made in another country.
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It's still a dumb slogan, as "American" could mean Canada, the US, Mexico, or anywhere in Central or South America. When someone says "Make America Great Again", I just ask, "Which one?" My father gets upset when a "damn Toyota" wins a NASCAR race, even though it's a) barely a Toyota at all, and b) even a Toyota is more "American" than many cars from the big 3. |
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And when you buy a Camaro you get a pack of Winston's in the trunk for free.
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03-12-2019, 11:36 PM | #62 |
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i'm very happy with my Japanese Toyota Tundra being manufactured in Texas by non-union labor with a higher domestic parts content than Ford or GM trucks.
my M2? well, i guess i'm just old fashioned but i'll expect it to be made in Germany unless they plan on lowering prices by 30%. the one caveat being if M2 manufacturing moves to mexico is if individual exterior and interior options are offered at reasonable fee. a British Racing Green M2CS with Cognac interior and polished 763's would make things interesting for me. |
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It's not unreasonable to ask for a high end flagship performance car to be produced in its home country. That's part of the appeal. Merc's AMG division has handmade engines with a plaque by the guy who assembled it. You can only get such attention to detail in Germany! |
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I was planning to buy a next-gen M2, but I won't if my only option is to buy one that is made in Mexico. What a shame that will be.
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As long as I can opt for European delivery and still get a German made M-Car... Then Wunderbar.
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Like I said earlier, many 3ers were made elsewhere. Hell, my M Coupe was made in South Carolina and I liked it more than many Munich made BMW's, a Leipzig one, a Regensberg one and a Rosslyn one. Country of manufacture doesn't really matter to me. If the car is well engineered, then it will likely be a good car. Maybe it's because I worked in Germany for a German company, but I don't see why you think a German union employee is going to wield a torque wrench with any sort of magic skill set than a similarly trained employee in another country is going to. And yes, what you described is xenophobia to a t. |
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